Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 19, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	442	819	604
Feeder cattle	150	157	56
Slaughter cattle	226	640	454
Replacement cattle	66	22	94

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Inclement weather hitting the area limited receipts today, but demand was good. Feeder dairy heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter bulls lightly tested at 1.00 higher. The next available report will be Thursday, January 26, 2023 combined with the feeder cattle.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	85-90%	1	57.50	$57.50	$486	—
960–1165	1011	85-90%	4	81.00–84.00	$83.14	$841	—
775–1260	1018	85-90%	2	38.00	$38.00	$387	—
940–1158	1123	85-90%	30	72.00–77.50	$75.01	$842	—
985–1580	1254	85-90%	36	51.00–66.00	$61.89	$776	+3.39
960–1695	1303	85-90%	8	22.50–41.00	$36.79	$479	—
875–1785	1320	85-90%	56	66.50–75.00	$69.52	$918	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	80-85%	1	80.50	$80.50	$922	—
1240–1700	1485	80-85%	28	72.00–74.50	$72.86	$1,082	—
1515–1835	1579	80-85%	14	61.00–72.00	$68.36	$1,079	-5.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$971	—
1370–2300	1742	75-80%	38	76.00–84.50	$82.12	$1,431	—
1870–1880	1875	75-80%	2	73.00–73.50	$73.25	$1,373	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–2010	1774	4	92.50–96.50	$94.54	$1,677	—
2010	2010	1	102.00	$102.00	$2,050	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1117–1205	1139	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,400.00–1,575.00	$1,528.71
1321	1321	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1272–1395	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	1,400.00–1,425.00	$1,410.98
1365	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1446	1446	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
976	976	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,325.00	$1,325.00
996	996	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–898	887	39	115.00–118.50	$117.40	$1,041	+2.40
920–947	933	44	115.00–118.50	$117.82	$1,099	-0.55
955–980	970	39	115.00–119.50	$118.60	$1,150	—
1000–1046	1017	11	118.50	$118.50	$1,205	-1.50
1140	1140	1	118.50	$118.50	$1,351	—
1235	1235	1	118.50	$118.50	$1,463	—
1275	1275	1	117.50	$117.50	$1,498	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	62.50	$62.50	$391	—
690	690	1	79.00	$79.00	$545	—
740	740	1	81.00	$81.00	$599	—
775–785	780	2	72.50–88.00	$80.20	$626	—
870–890	880	2	92.50–95.00	$93.76	$825	—
1025	1025	1	72.50	$72.50	$743	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
888	888	2	100.00	$100.00	$888	-10.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	1	65.00	$65.00	$549	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	1	50.00	$50.00	$385	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.